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Jury Confronts Chilling Evidence as Sentencing Phase Begins in Killing of 7-Year-Old Athena Strand A Texas courtroom fell silent this...
A-10 Warthog Thrust Back Into Conflict as Maritime Tensions with Iran Escalate The aging A-10 Warthog, long targeted for retirement...
Trump’s Iran Ultimatum Nears as Political and Cultural Fault Lines Deepen Across the Nation With just hours remaining before former...
High-Speed Pursuit in Washington Raises Questions About Public Safety and Repeat Offenses A man with an extensive criminal record is...
Justice, Accountability, and the Fight for Safe Communities in Northern Virginia The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sharply criticizing...
Even on a Historic Moon Mission, Basic Human Needs Matter More than halfway to the moon, the four astronauts aboard...
Transit Crash Shakes DC Neighborhood, Raising Fresh Questions About Public Safety A Washington, D.C. neighborhood was rattled Saturday morning when...
Domestic Violence Tragedy in Texas Sparks Debate Over Immigration Enforcement A devastating act of domestic violence in the Dallas area...
MacDill Bomb Plot Case Sparks Immigration Debate as DHS Targets Parents The parents of two siblings charged in connection with...
Federal Charges Filed in Killing of Loyola Student as Questions Mount Over Justice and Public Safety Federal prosecutors have brought...
Pima County Sheriff Faces Public Reckoning as Accountability Questions Mount The Pima County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to...
Long Island Child Assault Case Raises Urgent Questions About Accountability and Community Safety A 27-year-old Guatemalan national living on Long...